Eco-friendly Holiday Travel Tips

Even if you are not involved with PracticallyGreen.com, a website promoting greener life habits, these eco-friendly travel tips will still help you become more environmentally aware. From PractiacallyGreen.com:

*Choose a train over a plane for a short trip and earn 50 points, plus you’ll be one step closer to earning the Conscious Consumer badge sponsored by our partner Climate Counts

*Fly an airline that has taken steps to reduce their impact on the environment, go up 5 points

*Drive instead of flying for a short trip (20 points)

*As long as you’re driving, fill the car with friends and family (50 points), drive a car like a hybrid that gets good gas mileage (100 points), inflate your tires before hitting the road (20 points), and drive the speed limit (50 more points)

*For holiday parties in town, walking, biking, taking public transportation, and carpooling (especially with a designated driver) are the climate-friendliest options.

These are just a few ideas from PracticallyGreen.com, add your ideas in the comment section below or visit PracticallyGreen.com to see how you measure in a greener world or ClimateCounts.orgto check a company, product or service that you use or plan to buy.

Published by GreenFLBroker, Jeannette Moore

Licensed in Real Estate since 1985, Jeannette, Broker/Owner of Green Florida Properties sets herself apart with extensive education in energy-efficient and sustainable building practices. As Northeast Florida's first NAR (National Association of Realtors) Green Real Estate Professional and certified EcoBroker Jeannette pioneered the greening of St. Augustine and St. Johns County MLS. Adding green data fields to the multiple listing service benefits anyone seeking to buy or sell a home with energy-efficient and sustainable features. Jeannette is currently one of four NAR and FR (Florida Realtors) GREEN Instructors in Florida teaching the GREEN Designation course.
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